cct205+LAB4

=LAB4=

Lab Assignment 4 outline [due February 4, 2010 at 11:59pm]

 * **Topic: " Connected and Disconnected "**
 * Tip: Think about this in the context of this course: "CCT205 Digital Innovation and Cultural Transformation"
 * Length: short, 2-3 paragraphs

Response;
There are many social networking sites around the globe, every site catering to the certain needs of the certain demographic. As long as there is more than one visible user on a particular site, then a social network is ready to launch. Connected onto these social sites can cause many to get lost in their own virtual world, setting aside what is happening around them. One example is my brother; he is 2 years younger than me, and when he is on any sort of Social networking site on the computer it is impossible to get his attention. I could literally be standing beside him yelling out what I am trying to tell him and he will still not hear me.

I believe that these social sites do make networking easy and its when we make these sites control us that is when it gets out of control. If you have to log on to Facebook, Twitter or any other social network site to go on with your day, then there is a problem. If it is used from time to time, then it is effective, but its when countless minutes or even hours are spent on these sites daily, not even realizing it. We have become procrastinators of our own world because of these sites. Now even with the rise of mobile phones and their apps, all these social networking sites are now on the go. In a sense always now your are always connected, therefore disconnected from the world around you. I sometimes get caught glued in my phone while texting. Its when my friend; that is with me at the time, has to say, "Hey, you haven't said a word in a while, you ok" or "Common, get off your phone dude" that really embarrasses me and its kind of a wake up call back to reality.